UNION SECURITY

_Employee Requests When employees are required, the employer shall request the union to furnish competent and 9 qualified workers and the union shall supply, when available, competent and qualified.workers ih =< 4 mK CLRA and Operating Engineers Local 904 Collective Agreement 2022-2027 Page 3 as requested. Preference will be given to union members from the local geographical area who possess the necessary skills and qualifications.

| Employee Requests — Hiring and Termination If after a period of three days (3 days) excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays as contained herein, with the day of request being Day 1, the union is unable to supply the quality of competent, qualified workers as requested, the employer may procure such workers elsewhere. The first day being 24 hours after request is received by the union. A Employee Requests Union to fill request for workers as per the qualifications outlined on the request form. The qualifications outlined shall be reasonable and practical for the work to be performed. B Termination Sequence When reducing the work force, the employer shall terminate in the following sequence: 1. Permit workers. 2. Travel cards. 3. Any travel cards employed in Newfoundland and Labrador on any other project must be laid off and replaced by Local 904 workers if local workers are available. 4. Qualified members of Local 904, the employer hereto agrees that in the event a layoff should arise due to equipment breakdown or insufficient work for a particular piece of equipment, the operator of such equipment will be the person laid off subject to Article C_ Lay Off The contractor shall provide four (4) hours notice to lay off or four (4) hours pay in lieu of notice to employees who are laid off.

Recall The employer may request through the union qualified available workers in good standing with the union who had previously been on the payroll for six (6) months and who are being recalled back within sixty (60) working days of termination; and the employer shall notify the union in writing on the workers being recalled.

Clearance Card All personnel hired by the employer within the jurisdiction of the union will be required to obtain a clearance card from the union before commencing work.

| New Members The employer agrees that employees employed within categories covered by this agreement who are not members of the union, if requested, shall be required as a condition of continued employment to complete an application for membership within thirty (30) days after receiving notification from the Union. AY CLRA and Operating Engineers Local 904 Collective Agreement 2022-2027 Paged 4G Mf A,

— Refusal of Membership Any employee who refuses or neglects to sign the appropriate forms, or who revokes the authorization or who resigns their membership in the union will be deemed to have voluntarily separated and their employment will be terminated.

Check-off A check-off for initiation, union dues and assessments using the RAND formula shall be made operative for the monies collected to the officials designated by the union, together with a list of all employees from the union on whose behalf such deductions have been made, no later than the 15‘ of the following month. Any monies held by the employer pursuant to this article, whether before or after the date they are to be transmitted to the union shall be deemed to be held in trust.

| New Member Should the employee be a new member of the union, the employer agrees to deduct the initiation fee in the amount that has been certified as the current fee in the union jurisdiction when such deduction is authorized by the signature of the employee on the proper form. If the union agrees such initiation fee may be deducted in weekly instalments.

_ Discrimination The employer shall not discriminate against the employee by reason of their membership in the union and/or participation in its lawful activity.

| Permit Worker All workers secured from other sources will be commonly known as permit workers and will be cleared by the union before commencing work. Permit workers shall be replaced by the union members when such workers are available, provided that five (5) working days’ notice (or other mutually agreeable time) is given to the employer.